Example sentences of "could have have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With regard to the need for direct and close contact , I do not think that we could have had a clearer example of that than the visit of President Yeltsin and the very straight talking between my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and the president . |
| 2 | ‘ You could have had a hundred casual affairs , and I 'd have adjusted to them somehow and tried to make you fall in love with me , but the thought that you 'd loved someone else and still loved him , because it seemed to have gone on over the years , periodically resumed … |
| 3 | I stared at him , wondering what was going on in that complex mind of his , what his real motive was in pushing north by car when we could have had a good night 's sleep and flown up in daylight . |
| 4 | Some of Bach 's melodies , however , are so freely formed that it is impossible to decide whether , like the above Sarabande , they could have had a simple outline as their origin , or whether Bach followed a free vein of inspiration , ignoring a well-defined construction . |
| 5 | Even the more sophisticated tracts , which would have been beyond the comprehension of those on the margins of literacy and were unsuitable for reading aloud , could have had a wider impact than their style might suggest , since their purpose was to furnish people who could read them with arguments which would enable them to go away and convince others of the merits of their party 's cause . |
| 6 | He could have had a radiographic picture within two minutes , but that was far too long . |
| 7 | If the new religion forced too difficult and direct a choice , it could have had a sticky launch . |
| 8 | And we only wanted the melted chocolate , we could have had a sticky finger then could n't we ? |
| 9 | Jimmy could have had a better serve . |
| 10 | Among people in their fifties there is a marked sense that , " if only I had been born 20 years later I could have had a better time ! " |
| 11 | If it were n't for Lennie , George could have had a peaceful life and have married someone but it is this power of ‘ deep-inside ’ love which kept them together . |
| 12 | The resultant high temperatures and high humidities could have had a disastrous effect on both land and marine faunas . |
| 13 | Mr Lynch said that could have had a disastrous effect on the whales , which use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate . |
| 14 | Pity she ca n't go as well , you could have had a quiet weekend . |
| 15 | ‘ Could have had a sudden shock , ’ snorted Naseby , forgetting which side he was on , and unwilling to concede anything to Auguste . |
| 16 | So all I 've got to do is when I run out again fill it up again spending another twenty five quid 's worth or so that would have been six and I could have had a free Corgi toy for Ricky for Christmas . |
| 17 | No well we could have had a matching hair do . |
| 18 | David , an obvious model for early medieval princes , could have had a special appeal for Charles ( as we know he did for Alfred ) . |
| 19 | The Soviet debate of the 1920s was the first in history to face the problems of growth in a conscious manner , and they were not merely theoretical discussions since the results could have had a profound effect upon the actual outcome of events . |
| 20 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 21 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 22 | Ha I could have had a lovely new one ! |